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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />S <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />1'7 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />2'7 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />3'7 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />Ethics Commission Meeting Minutes <br />Wednesday, August 12, 2015 <br />Page 3 <br />to be interested in looking at ways to review those ideas going forward, Ms. <br />McCormick stated she didn't feel at liberty to repeat their ideas, while both Mayor <br />Roe and Councilmember Laliberte acknowledged it would be of value. <br />Ms. Ramundt reported that she had also received an email from Councilmember <br />McGehee indicating her support for such a policy. <br />b. Diane Hilden , Bayview Drive j i%;, <br />Ms. Hilden reiterated the comments made by Ms. Ramundt �g her presenta- <br />�/ <br />tion for a number of reasons. As a long-time and we11-k resident of Rose- <br />/,� <br />ville, Ms. Hilden noted this issue had been talked abo #�o �� �g time, but no <br />�% <br />rocedure had et to be ut in lace. Based on her re %%'t exper��� with various <br />P Y p P %, %, i <br />people and difficult situations at advisory commis� n r�eetings m'�� ���i�ty ofRo- <br />���� '; <br />seville, Ms. Hilden reported that she and others��'o in similar positi �� s had found <br />they had nowhere else to go to seek resoluti��i. Ba��i on those results, Ms. Hil- <br />den expressed her appreciation that the C�� ;� oun �' �as taking this up, opining <br />i i� <br />she knew there was sincere interest in t�m � �o; as well as basing that on di- <br />rectly speaking to council members and being���,, of their interest in tihis occur- <br />ring. ��i�%� <br />Ms. Hilden opined that this w� <br />up and from her perspective s� <br />in additional to other issues un <br />mission on going too far in it <br />mation available. However, l <br />i�%%� <br />look into this, �� �% ressed h <br />i,,� <br />r' ; % <br />Commiss� m the� ear future <br />comin�,,;%i�,,, iii���;%��/� � <br />�gic�a� issue fo'r the Ethics Commission to take <br />� to �t" with� their charge as she understood it, <br />�eir purview. Ms. Hilden cautioned the Com- <br />earch since she had found volumes of infor- <br />�ilden encouraged the Ethics Commission to <br />�pe that the City Council would approach the <br />such a charge, anticipating it would be forth- <br />Based on hef�''��;'�";� rch to-date, Chair Lehman asked Ms. Hilden if she had found a <br />�C�'�i��'�,�de of`' ;''�� beyond that available for a City Council of advisory com- <br />„ <br />Ms. Hil�"',��ii noted she had found Codes of Conduct for the Cities of St. Louis <br />Park, C,? �den Valley, Arden Hills, and Shoreview and expected there may be oth- <br />ers a���'��� °many varieties. Ms. Hilden opined that such a code certainly didn't need <br />' e of epic Biblical proportions in length or content, but simply broad enough to <br />�% <br />�e put out to the communit�y so they understood a procedure was in place. Ms. <br />Hilden further opined that such a code and process fit extremely well with the <br />community engagement concept and efforts encouraging residents to be involved <br />in their communit�y, while also protecting their interests and own points of view <br />and diversity of those views by encouraging people to feel safe with what they say <br />and do. Ms. Hilden opined that anything done in that regard is a good step for- <br />ward. <br />